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Alternative to Milk
Dear Helen Mathilde will soon turn one year old, and our GP has prescribed...

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My Daughter wants to Eat by Herself
Hello again My daughter has started to eat by herself, i.e. she preferes...

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New Feeding Routine
Hi Helen Jasmin is soon to turn nine months old and I would like to adapt...

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When to Cut back on the Night Milk Feed
Dear Helen My daughter, Dicte, is now 7½ months old and is a thriving and...

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Fluid Intake
Hi Helen I have another question for you regarding my ten months old son,...

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How to Increase the Milk Supply
Dear Helen What is the best way to increase the milk supply? You have...

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Formula in Carton
Hi Helen I take this opportunity to thank you for your last reply which was...

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How to Cover the Milk Intake
Hi Helen I cannot thank you enough for all the useful replies you have sent...

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Bottle Feeding and going on a Trip
Hi Helen My one month old son is breast fed as well as bottle fed. I would...

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Calcium
Hello I have had great guidance by reading your website. I have a short...


My Baby does not want to Breastfeed and Formula
Dear Helen I take this opportunity to thank you for all the useful replies...


Hiccups
Hi Helen I wonder why Simone often has hiccups. She has the hiccups several...


Camomile Tea
Hi I have just become a grandmother, and it is just wonderful, but...


Baby refuses to Eat Cereal Meals
Hi Helen My son, Bastian, refuses to eat cereal meals. He eats pre-cooked...


Full Cow's Milk versus Formula Milk
Dear Helen We have never been able to convince our daughter to take a dummy...


Low Fluid Intake
Hi Helen At times is seems frustrating that babies change their feeding...


Purée versus Food in Pieces
Hi Helen My 7½ months old daughter does not want to eat potato purée...


Does she get enough Milk?
Hi Helen Here I am again asking for your advice. Tilde is now seven...


Milk Intake
Hi I need your advice as to how much milk my 9½ months old son needs a...


Cutting Out the Night-time Bottle Feed
Hi Helen Bastian, my thirteen months old son has a bottle of gruel when I...


Yoghurt and Müsli, What to serve for Breakfast
Dear Helen Our 13 months old daughter is very fond of yoghurt topped with...


My Son does not get enough Milk
Hi Helen I try to stick to the daily routine, you have sent me previously...


My Daughter does not eat enough
Hi Helen My daughter is 3 months old. Birth weight 2790 g, length 48 cm....


When to start on Solids
Hi Helen I have a big son, he is 3 months and 10 days old, (length 68 cm,...


Refuses to drink the formula
Hi Helen My 18 weeks old Oliver refuses to drink his formula ... 4 days ago...


Formula instead of Breast Milk?
Dear Helen First of all I would like to congratulate you on your new...


Does he eat enough?
Hi Helen Albert is 10 months old and thriving. Still, I would prefer that he...


Starting on Solids
Hi Helen My son will soon be five months old. Yesterday, we started on...


Now it is Time to start on Solids
Hi Helen I am the mother of a thriving baby boy - Oscar - soon to be five...


Does she get enough Milk?
Hi Helen My daughter is eight months old, and until now I have breastfed...


Does not want to Drink Cow's Milk
Hi Helen Mia is almost thirteen months old, and does still not want to drink...


Can I give my Baby Formula and Gruel that have not been warmed up?
Hi Helen We are experiating a stage with Victor where he wakes up once or...


Formula and Gruel Temperature
Hi Helen Why is it important to keep the formula or gruel at 37 degrees C?...


Solids - Will only eat Rice Cereal
Hi Helen Anabel is 6 months old, has two cereal meals a day, i.e. at noon at...


How Many Solids a Day?
Hi Helen I have just returned from Finland with my son who will soon be 7...


No Interest in Cereal
Hi Helen You have suggested that I give my daughter cereal twice a day in...


Vegetarian Baby
Hello My boyfriend and I are both vegetarians, and we have decided to raise...


Stomachache and Gruel
Dear Helen Matthes is four months old and we have just started on gruel....


My Son does not eat much
Hi Helen I have a small problem re Mattes who is six months old, he does not...


Bowel Movements and Starting on Solids
Hi Helen About a week ago Victor started on solid food, i.e. a little rice...


Formula, Gruel and Allergy
Dear Helen I forgot to ask you about allery when starting on formula and...


Iron Deficiency
Hello again I am a little in doubt whether my elleven months old son gets...


My Daughter suffers from Iron Deficiency
Hi My one year old daughter has since she was two months old not been...


How Much Formula per Day?
Hello My wonderful daughter is now six weeks old. Since she was two weeks...


Required Milk Need
Hi Helen I have a question re milk. You informed me earlier that a 7...


Solids - Does only want to eat home-made food
Hi Helen Since I have benefited greatly from your advice earlier, I would...


Formula Milk and Weight
Hi Helen I have started to give my three months old son formula milk to...


Milk and Night Feeds
Hi Helen I will try to give you short and concise questions, as you are...


Pieces of Fruit
Hi Helen I just want to tell you that I have benefited greatly from your...


Routine for the Day - ok?
Hi Helen Gustav is almost ten months old, he is thriving well, and sleeps...


Bottle Feed at Night - for how Long?
Hi Helen I have a ten months old son, who wakes up at approx. 05.00am to get...


Does all of a sudden not want to Eat Rye Bread
Hi Helen Here another question for you ... For the last couple of days my...


When can I start offering my Baby Rye Bread?
Hi Helen Clara is six months old and I would like to know when I can start...


My Baby does not want to Drink
Hi Helen My daughter has never been fond of drinking from a cup even though...


Fluids
Hi! I would like to ask you how much fluid does a six and and half months...


Vegetables
Hi Helen My daughter does not want to eat vegetables. She usually likes...


Does he get enough Milk?
Hi Helen I contacted you the other day about my seven months old son and his...


Does not want to eat Purée
Hi Helen I need yet another good advice from you. My six months old son...


Home-made Cereal in the Microwave Oven
Hi Helen Yesterday I read some of your replies re recips for home-made...


Does not want to eat Potato Purée
Hi Helen My daughter is six and a half months old, and we have just started...


Dinner
Hi Helen Helen is now eight months old and breastfeeding and solids in the...


Solid Food and Milk
Hi Helen My five months old son has already begun eating solids, and I...


No Breast Feeds during the Night - Daily Feeding Routine?
Hi again ... Just a short question ... as I breastfeed in the time between...


Bottle Cleaning and Night Feeds
Hi Helen My son is four and a half months old. When can I stop boiling the...


Daycare - Does she get enough Milk?
Hi I have asked for your advice earlier, and with a good result. My question...


All that Talk about Milk
Hello Our son at almost twelve months is quite active - he spends a lot of...


Appetite Changes
Hi Helen My newborn son at eleven and a half weeks has for the last couple...


Formula in the Food - Is it enough?
Hi Helen I hope you enjoyed the Christmas Holiday. Happy New Year. I have...


Home-made Gruel
Hi Helen I thank you for your prompt reply. Here is anohter question for...


Gruel
Hello again! Just a quick question: I give my son a bottle of gruel...


Food and Milk
Hi Helen I have three questions for you. 1) For how long should I keep...


Eating Position
Dear Helen A quick question about our daughter's eating position. When we...


Cooked Vegetables
Hi Helen I have a quick question for you. How do I get Carolina to eat...


To Eat a Little on His Own
Hi Helen A quick question. Andreas is almost 6 months old now and eat...


What Kind of Sauce?
Hi Helen My daughter is almost 6 months old, and I have therefore been...


Why is my Baby suddenly Posseting?
Hello again Just a quick question: Simon has started possetingalmost...


Rice Boiled in Milk?
Hello again, Helen :D When can I begin serving Valdemar rice cereal boiled...


Maize Gruel Recipe
Dear Helen Thank you very much for your very genuine and useful...


Meat, Breakfast and Between Meals
Hi Helen Here I am again with a new question for you. It is as if the...


Potato Flour in the Fruit Purée?
Hi Helen We are still doing quite well! A quick question for you: Can I use...


Raisins and Iron
Hi Helen Thank you for your mail/reply the other day. A quick question:...


Iron Supplement and Nausea
Hi Helen I have a short question. Does my daughter need a daily iron...


Cereal best before?
Hi Helen I have a question for you re cereal. I have been told that...


My Baby does not want to eat Cereal
Dear Helen Here I am again with yet another question :-) As you already...


Food Seasoned with Salt
Hi Helen Our daughter is almost 9 months old. You have previously given...


Why can't I just give Full Milk in stead of Formula Milk?
Hi Helen I am a little curious - maybe you can help me .... How is it...


Vitamin Drops and Premature Baby
Hi again, Helen! I have a short question ... For how long should I continue...


Vitamin D, Iron Supplement and Formula Milk
Hi Helen My son Sebastian has just turned 1 year. When should I stop...


What Kind of Cow's Milk?
Dear Helen I thank you for explaning me the difference between formula and...


How to Measure the Amount of Formula Milk
Hi Helen I have a short question for you. How do you measure the intake...


No Bowel Movements, No Weight Increase, He is Not Hungry
Hi My daughter is almost 8 months old and has had solids since she was 5 1/2...


Gruel
Hi Our son will soon be four months old and we would like to try a bottle...


How much Formula per Day?
Hi Helen Our son is now 6 1/2 months old and is growing fine. He is always...


The Daily Milk Intake
Hi Helen I have a quick question. My daughter is not 5 months old and is...


Drinking Water form the Feeding Bottle
Hi Helen I have a quick question for you. I am in doubt whether my son's...


Does he get enough Milk?
Hi Helen My son is almost 8 months old and wieghs approx. 8.5 kg. He...


Adding Salt and Spices to Baby Food
Hello Our son at 10 months has the same food for dinner as the rest of the...


How much Bottle Feed?
Hello again ... I am so lucky that I have been invited to a concert next...


What Kind of Vitamins?
Hi Helen I have some quick questions to ask re vitamins. Thea has just...


Food and Sleep Routine
Hello I would like to know whether you can recommend a typical routine for...


Enriching the Baby Food
Hello again I have tried to check up on solids in some books. The...


The Quantity of Fish
Hi Helen How much fish can my 17 months old son eat a week. He enjoys...


Vitamin D
Hi Helen I write to you again, this time due to the difference between...


How much Formula?
Hello Here I am again with a short question. How much formula should I...


Smoked Salmon
Hi Helen I have a quick question ... I have tried to give my son smoked...


Weaning
Hi Helen I have a question re solid food - my son is 3 months old and I...


Does she eat too little?
Hello again My daughter at 5 1/2 months weighs about 6.6 kilo and is 64cm...


For how long should I continue with 500ml of Formula a Day?
Hi Helen I have one quick question: For how long should I continue with...


Solid Food and Breast Milk
Hello I have two twin girls at 5 1/2 months. We started introducing solids...


Home-made Cereal in the Microwave Oven
Hi Helen Is it alright to prepare the cereal (e.g. rice or millet) in the...


Vitamin D and Formula Milk
Hi Helen I have a question re Vitamin D. Can I introduce the Vitamin D drops...


Breakfast
Hi Helen Our son Sebastian at 14 months has oatmeal porridge for breakfast...


Formula Milk
Hello again I have a question regarding my son, as my maternity nurse told...


Number of Meals A Day
Hi Helen It has only been 3 weeks that our daughter at 6 months started on...